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General Summary

Assists workers engaged in lubricating moving parts of crane or shovel with grease gun or oilcan, , cranes, power shovels, or other hoisting machines used to lift and move machinery, equipment, or materials. This job participates in on-the-job-training.

Essential Job Accountabilities

Lubricates moving parts of crane or shovel with grease gun or oilcan.

Fixes hook, bucket, electromagnet, or demolition ball to crane, or affixes ripe, cable, chain, sling, or other grappling equipment or attachments to object being lifted or to lifting mechanism.

Places blocking, out-riggers, or screw-jacks in position to hold crane or shovel upright when lifting heavy loads.

Places supports in position to receive load.

Signals operator, vocally or with hand signals, to guide operator in lifting and moving loads when view from crane or shovel cab is obstructed.

Pushes or pulls load as it is lowered, until it is deposited in desired place.

Secures load to trucks or railcars, using ropes, chains, or bands.

May install extension sections to boom, using pins and cotter keys, or nuts and bolts. May lay track or timber runways on which tread-wheeled machines move.

May drive truck-mounted crane from one work location to another.

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

Appropriate training and experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

Follow specific directions

Perform a variety of duties which may often change

Work within standards of accuracy

Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure

Evaluate information using measurable standards.

Physically, workers must be able to:

Stand or walk for long periods

Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects

Lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds

Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment

Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see (naturally or with correction).

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite Construction is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities and a Drug-Free Workplace. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.